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[–] commander@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's a Debian VM so you can install whatever software is available in the Debian package manager. Full blown ffmpeg for video processing. Install imagemagick and do some conversions on your images. Code compilers so develop your android applications on your android phone. Use your old phone as a Jellyfin media server.

Once GUI applications start working, use desktop software like Blender and Ardour. Desktop Firefox, Chrome. Desktop VLC. Desktop office suites like OnlyOffice and Libreoffice. Maybe it'll let you install any deb installer and you can install Davinci Resolve. This Debian VM may make Android replace ChromeOS and be Androids solution to a companion desktop environment that has access to a plethora of powerful desktop software

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

The only thing you will need for this is an updated Android device

Unless they backport it then it looks like it won't be available on older devices, so no new lease of life for an old phone unfortunately

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

...only arm apps though, few phones run x86 cpu's